17 Night Panama Canal & the Pacific Coast Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta

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Settle in for seventeen nights of refreshing sailing across the sea when you embark on the Viking Vesta from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles.

Stopping at once-in-a-lifetime cities such as Puntarenas, Ensenada, and Colon makes this cruise special. This route is a special one for the Viking Vesta. As a matter of fact, this is the only time it's going to sail it!

This is the total you pay for a balcony cabin, no sneaky extra fees.


The Viking Vesta

More than 900 passengers can travel on this highly-rated Vela class vessel, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built only one year ago in 2025.

The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises wows guests with a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.

Ship class
Vela
Built
2025
Guests
998
Crew
465
Length
781 ft
Passenger decks
10
Viking Vesta
Bars & cafésBars & Lounges

Your Itinerary

This itinerary is made up of six port days and ten sea days. Highlights include visits to extremely rare ports like Puntarenas and Ensenada as well as a long stop in Colon.

Map of this cruise's route
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Tue28December 28thTuesday
5:00pm
Wed29December 29thWednesday
At Sea
Thu30December 30thThursday
8:00am – 6:00pm
8:00am – 6:00pm
Fri31December 31stFriday
At Sea
Sat1January 1stSaturday
At Sea
Sun2January 2ndSunday
6:00am – 2:00pm
Mon3January 3rdMonday
8:30am – 11:59pm
8:30am – 11:59pm
Tue4January 4thTuesday
Panama Canal (Cruising)
Wed5January 5thWednesday
At Sea
Thu6January 6thThursday
8:00am – 5:00pm
Fri7January 7thFriday
At Sea
Sat8January 8thSaturday
At Sea
Sun9January 9thSunday
At Sea
Mon10January 10thMonday
At Sea
Tue11January 11thTuesday
7:00am – 4:00pm
Wed12January 12thWednesday
At Sea
Thu13January 13thThursday
12:30pm – 6:30pm
12:30pm – 6:30pm
Fri14January 14thFriday
6:00am
6:00am
Day 3Cozumel
Day 6Cartagena, Colombia
Day 7Colon
Day 15Cabo San Lucas
Day 17Ensenada
Day 18Los Angeles

Book Your Cruise

Since being listed fifteen months ago, The price of this sailing has fluctuated between $6,374 and $6,899 for a balcony room, including taxes and port fees. Now this cruise is at its minimum price, so secure your balcony cabin now before it increases.

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Wifi and Cell Service

GigSky offers plans that cover internet on and off the ship at a fraction of the Viking Ocean Cruises price. For this cruise, get a 18-day plan for only $205.69. The connection works onboard and on shore.

Your plan includes 500MB per day of high speed data, plus unlimited messaging, rideshare, maps, and email.

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Alternate Sailings

The Viking Vesta sails this route once next year, but doesn't sail it this year. No other ship sails this exact same route.

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